EPP2601
Assignment 1
Semester 1
DUE: 20 MARCH 2026
, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
EPP2601: APPLIED COMMUNICATION IN POLICING
ASSIGNMENT 01 – SEMESTER 1, 2026
Submitted by:
[STUDENT FULL NAME]
Student Number: [STUDENT NUMBER]
Due Date: 20 March 2026
Module: EPP2601 – Applied Communication in Policing
Qualification: Diploma in Policing (NQF Level 6)
, Table of Contents
QUESTION 1 .................................................................................................................. 3
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 3
2. DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................. 4
3. INFORMATIONAL REPORT: GBV AND FEMICIDE IN SOUTH AFRICA ................... 5
3.1 Scope and Prevalence ........................................................................................... 5
3.2 SAPS Operational Response................................................................................. 5
3.3 Legislative Framework ........................................................................................... 6
4. ANALYTICAL REPORT: ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................... 7
4.1 Root Causes and Systemic Factors ....................................................................... 7
4.2 Identified Opportunities for Improvement ............................................................... 7
4.3 Recommendations ................................................................................................. 8
5. CONCLUDING REMARKS ......................................................................................... 9
6. LIST OF REFERENCES ........................................................................................... 10
QUESTION 2 ................................................................................................................ 12
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 12
2. CATEGORIES OF NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION ............................................. 13
2.1 Body Signals ........................................................................................................ 13
2.2 Environmental Signals ......................................................................................... 14
2.3 Graphics and Visual Signals ................................................................................ 14
2.4 Sounds and Silences ........................................................................................... 15
3. BALANCING NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION WITH CULTURAL DIVERSITY.... 16
4. CONCLUDING REMARKS ....................................................................................... 17
5. LIST OF REFERENCES ........................................................................................... 18
Assignment 1
Semester 1
DUE: 20 MARCH 2026
, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
EPP2601: APPLIED COMMUNICATION IN POLICING
ASSIGNMENT 01 – SEMESTER 1, 2026
Submitted by:
[STUDENT FULL NAME]
Student Number: [STUDENT NUMBER]
Due Date: 20 March 2026
Module: EPP2601 – Applied Communication in Policing
Qualification: Diploma in Policing (NQF Level 6)
, Table of Contents
QUESTION 1 .................................................................................................................. 3
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 3
2. DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................. 4
3. INFORMATIONAL REPORT: GBV AND FEMICIDE IN SOUTH AFRICA ................... 5
3.1 Scope and Prevalence ........................................................................................... 5
3.2 SAPS Operational Response................................................................................. 5
3.3 Legislative Framework ........................................................................................... 6
4. ANALYTICAL REPORT: ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................... 7
4.1 Root Causes and Systemic Factors ....................................................................... 7
4.2 Identified Opportunities for Improvement ............................................................... 7
4.3 Recommendations ................................................................................................. 8
5. CONCLUDING REMARKS ......................................................................................... 9
6. LIST OF REFERENCES ........................................................................................... 10
QUESTION 2 ................................................................................................................ 12
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 12
2. CATEGORIES OF NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION ............................................. 13
2.1 Body Signals ........................................................................................................ 13
2.2 Environmental Signals ......................................................................................... 14
2.3 Graphics and Visual Signals ................................................................................ 14
2.4 Sounds and Silences ........................................................................................... 15
3. BALANCING NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION WITH CULTURAL DIVERSITY.... 16
4. CONCLUDING REMARKS ....................................................................................... 17
5. LIST OF REFERENCES ........................................................................................... 18
